Since opening in late 2007, the Marlborough Convention Centre has hosted functions and events to the highest standards possible. This purpose built facility offers superb design and technology to ensure the success of your next conference or event. As well as striving to meet our clients' every need, we're also taking care of our environment with a rigorous sustainability programme.

Our impressive location on the banks of the Taylor River in central Blenheim offers a relaxed and tranquil setting. No matter what the size or complexity of your event, you can be assured of one thing ... the Marlborough Convention Centre has everything covered.

This this fully air conditioned venue is fantastic option for local events, national and international gatherings, adding a fresh and different location to the list of successful venues New Zealand has to offer.

DestinationLocated at the tip of the South Island of New Zealand, the Convention Centre's home town of Blenheim is the heart of the vibrant Marlborough area. The region is well renowned both nationally and internationally for its world class Savignon Blancs and famous Greenshell mussels. Located close to the spectacular Marlborough Sounds, Marlborough also has the services and professional expertise to guide you on eco tours and sea activities.

Getting to this stunning destination to host your conference from anywhere in the country is easy with a range of options. Air New Zealand runs frequent direct flights from Wellington and Auckland to Blenheim and Sounds Air provides links between Wellington, Picton, Kaikoura, Nelson, Christchurch and Napier.

By train the TranzCoastal offers scenic travel between Christchurch and Picton and the Interislander Ferry offers daily services across the Cook Straight from Wellington to Picton

Venue & Services:The Marlborough Convention Centre is a purpose-built venue that to provides superb flexibility and versatility under one roof. The Centre offers a comprehensive range of fully integrated in-house services delivered by our team whose commitment to excellence extends across all events.

Rooms3 multi functional meeting and event spaces which all open into one large convention area capable of seating 560 people in a theatre style configuration and 350 banquet style. This space is carpeted and pillarless and has a flat floor area of 540m2. The retractable partitions split this area into the Awatere, Wairau and Pelorus conference rooms, each measuring 180m2. These dividing walls are easily movable to allow large plenary sessions to be divided into smaller workshop sessions quickly and efficiently. An ability to create further breakout areas is available. The 4.8m high ceiling features bulkheads to prevent sound reverberating.

The Pre Function area which leads into the three convention halls is a perfect place for registrations, pre-dinner drinks, cocktails or refreshments. Light and spacious, this air-conditioned space is an attractive area which perfectly complements the Convention Centre seating area. Adjacent to the convention halls is an additional area which can be hired for trade displays and exhibitions. This space of over 520m2 will take up to 50 trade booths.

We pride ourselves on the presentation of our venue and the service we provide to help ensure the success of your event.

Audiovisual ServicesComprehensive multi-media technical equipment is available to meet all your presentation requirements. Each room is installed with the Seabus Control System, which allows control over audio, visual and lighting, room temperature and security. Ceiling mounted projectors, a hearing aid loop frequency and hard wired internet are also available.We deliver a fully integrated service, in partnership with leading industry professionals, be it: • Presentation technology for business or scientific meetings • Event production for special banquets • Complete generation and management of presenters' materials • Computer networking • The latest IT services and infrastructure • Audio and lighting design

Food & BeverageOur team of experienced chefs deliver memorable dining experiences across all events. Sophisticated simplicity, quality and local fresh products are the core of our menu selection, with everything prepared with everything prepared in-house in our fully spec'd commercial kitchen,, culminating in the best of final product.

Our menu selection is designed for maximum flexibility for all occasions. We work with clients to develop and customise menus for each and every event, with the pairing of food and wine an important criteria.

AccommodationMarlborough offers quality accommodation with a large number of rooms within a short walking distance of the Convention Centre. Within the region, over 1000 people can be accommodated, with all providers presenting a high standard of amenities and comfort.

The Marlborough Convention Centre also offers the unique service of booking and managing accommodation requirements from one central point. We have a dedicated person who can secure all rates and allotments for your group, making a hassle free planning for your event.

Testimonials‘Blenheim was a great destination for us to hold our recent AGM event over two days. The Marlborough Convention Centre was the perfect venue and was able to cater to every need. The team at MCC were fantastic to deal with in the months planning our event and had solutions for all of our requirements. They were also able to offer local contacts for other services we required; themers, coach hire, etc. Nothing at all was a problem.’Joanna Bachelor - Plumbing World

‘The Marlborough Convention Centre provided us with exceptional service when we held a small conference over the weekend for our clients.Right from the start when we were making arrangements for holding our conference, we found the communication from Melissa excellent; always responding to our queries in a timely manner. We found the service from Melissa and her team at the Convention Centre to be very professional and efficient and nothing was ever a problem if we needed anything making our conference over the weekend run very smoothly. The food was excellent at all times; we had a light lunch, canapés, buffet dinner and breakfast. We would have no hesitation in recommending The Marlborough Convention Centre as a venue for an event.’Helen Short - Herbert Morton